Category Archives: THEOLOGY

3
May

awnurmarc » Reading Romans, Part 01

  awnurmarc » Reading Romans, Part 01.

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30
Apr

More evidence the Christian anti-Ayn-Rand meme is culturally irrelevant

CP: There are some libertarian atheists who follow the philosophy of Ayn Rand. From your chapter on the political views of atheists, I take it you didn’t find many of them. Yancey: We didn’t ask specifically about that, so I … Continue reading →

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27
Apr

Defending Paedobaptism Again

Gavin Ortlund has written a rejoinder to Drew Trammell who was defending something I said in an interview. Ortlund made several points but only #2 and #3 are obvious Biblical argument to the point of contention. However, in mentioning the … Continue reading →

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22
Apr

Trinity House » What Advantage the Jew?

A sermon on Romans 3:1-8. 1 Then what advantage has the Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision? 2 Much in every way. To begin with, the Jews were entrusted with the oracles of God. A lot of people … Continue reading →

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17
Apr

The City of God Blog intervews me on baptism and my baptism book

Keith at the City of God blog interviewed me about baptism. I had a great time doing it! Why Baptize Babies? An Explanation of the Theology and Practice of the Reformed Churches Click on image to go to publisher website … Continue reading →

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5
Apr

Faith or Faithfulness in Habakkuk 2.4?

Habakkuk 2.4 is the verse from the Minor Prophets made famous by the Apostle Paul: Behold, his soul is puffed up; it is not upright within him, but the righteous shall live by his faith. But there is a footnote … Continue reading →

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4
Apr

Facing the Future With Paul’s Letter to the Romans

If you want a generic gospel presentation written out in what Christians in North America today might call ‘doctrinal form,” you would probably be best served by Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. It presents human salvation through the work of … Continue reading →

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21
Mar

Christians with a genuine interest in theology soon make this discovery as well

Twenty years ago, you became dean of the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies and hired me as a minor staff functionary. I never thanked you properly. I needed that job. Included in the benefits package was the chance … Continue reading →

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19
Mar

Did the Jews of Jesus’ day think that they were without sin?

One issue that commonly comes up in reading the Gospels or Paul’s epistles is the allegation that the conservative Jews in Jesus’ day believed that they were righteous enough to earn standing with God. I don’t find any evidence for … Continue reading →

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14
Mar

Liberated from those passions, saved by His life

Just noticed something else about Romans 6: For this reason God gave them up to dishonorable passions… (Romans 1:26a) Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, to make you obey its passions (Romans 6:12). I say something else … Continue reading →

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